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In 1982, Virginia Game Wardens were given full law enforcement authority. In 1987, the commission's name returns to become the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. On July 1, 2020, the Department's name was changed to Department of Wildlife Resources. [2] [3]
Within the Commonwealth of Virginia, 46 tracts of land have been protected as WMAs, covering a total of over 216,000 acres (338 sq mi; 870 km 2). They are managed and maintained by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. [1]
The Code of Virginia provides that "the Board shall consist of not more than one member from each congressional district". Following Census 2000, Virginia was allocated 11 Congressional districts; therefore, the Board was limited to a maximum of 11 members. Members are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the General Assembly. [1]
Virginia has 77 species of native land mammals (including extirpated species), and the coast is visited by nearly 30 marine mammal species. 11 species or subspecies of native Virginian mammals are listed as endangered or threatened by the state Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR).
Virginia portal; Wildlife Management Areas of Virginia Pages in category "Wildlife management areas of Virginia" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of ...
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources James River Wildlife Management Area is a 1,213-acre (4.91 km 2 ) Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Nelson County, Virginia , near the town of Wingina . It consists of hilly woodland and relatively level bottomland along slightly more than one mile (1.6 km) of the James River .
Amelia Wildlife Management Area is a 2,217-acre (8.97 km 2) Wildlife Management Area located in Amelia County, Virginia. Primarily upland habitat, it also preserves around 175 acres (0.71 km 2 ) of bottomland hardwoods and beaver swampland along the Appomattox River .
These agencies are typically within each state's Executive Branch, and have the purpose of protecting a state's fish and wildlife resources. The exact duties of each agency vary by state, [ 2 ] but often include resource management and research, regulation setting, and enforcement of law related to fisheries and wildlife.